PICU RN
Baltimore, MD
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse

Role Overview

• Travel/contract Registered Nurse assignment in a 6-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Patient ratio is 1:2.
• First-timers are accepted.
• Local candidates are accepted.

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts.
• Night shift: 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Traveler will be scheduled 5 weekends within each 6-week schedule.
• Weekend coverage may be either a Saturday or Sunday shift.
• No on-call requirement.
• No block schedule accommodations.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Maryland.
• PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care (1 year of experience).
• PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care experience within the last year.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI.
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Experience with central line management.
• Experience with ventilator management.
• ABG interpretation experience.
• Strong dysrhythmia interpretation and management experience.
• Experience with anti-seizure medications.
• Experience with continuous sedation.
• Experience with IV vasopressors.
• ICP monitoring experience.
• Experience managing acute airways.
• BiPAP/CPAP experience.
• Experience with Cerner.

Preferred Qualifications

• None stated.

Unit Details

• The unit serves infant, pediatric, and adolescent patients.
• Common diagnoses include respiratory distress/failure, DKA, seizures, pain management, and sepsis.
• The unit manages patients requiring moderate sedation, continuous drips, arterial lines, and central lines.
• Orientation is approximately 40 hours, including virtual, clinical, and on-unit orientation.

Float Scope

• Floating is required.
• May float to NICU and Pediatrics based on hospital needs.

Equipment / Systems

• Ventilators.
• High-flow nasal cannula.
• BiPAP/CPAP.
• Cerner charting system.

Time-Off Restrictions

• Up to 14 days of RTO may be auto-approved.
• Every other winter and summer holiday are required, with no RTO approved.
• No RTO on hard-to-fill days such as Easter, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day.